Changing Periscope magnification

Karl Sturgeon · 01-17-12, 04:40 AM

I'm trying to tweak my sub to have the attack scope have 1.5, 3, 6, 12 magnifications, instead of the 1.5, 6, 12 it has now. i've gone into the Camera.dat file in data/library/ and added the new setting in the optics of the attack periscope, but I still get the same 1.5, 6, 12 mag. when i restart the game. Do I have to edit elsewhere in this file or another file?

vanjast · 01-17-12, 09:02 AM

There's a hard coded scope graticule +-10 degrees which AFAIK we cannot mod.
If you change the scope magnification in the Cameras file you make these graticule markings 'unusable'.
I'm not sure of stock and other mods, but I'm sure the magnifications were all wrong to start with wrt the graticules.

You can do anything you want, but as long as you keep this in mind when doing measurements through the scope - ie: make a new set of measuring tables.

Karl Sturgeon · 01-17-12, 09:32 AM

So i'm stuck with the magnifications given! Shame Thanks for your Vanjast.

Hitman · 01-17-12, 10:16 AM

The hardcoded graticule will autoscale to the new field of view/zoom you set, it's only those added in mods via graphics which won't.

The easiest way to see if your zoom changes worked is to look at the number displayed in the field of view which indicated the power you are on ("1.5x", "6x", etc). Note that if you kept a backup of cameras.dat in the folder, the game somehow finds it and reads it instead of your new file (It seems to read the oldest file when it finds two, even if renamed), so you might actually be asuming that it worked while your changes didn't have any effect at all!

Karl Sturgeon · 01-17-12, 11:02 AM

Thanks Hitman, you were right 'oldcameras.dat' came to the party instead and ruined the fun!!

vanjast · 01-18-12, 01:09 AM

Ah... didn't know that - thanks

Magic1111 · 01-19-12, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Karl Sturgeon

I'm trying to tweak my sub to have the attack scope have 1.5, 3, 6, 12 magnifications, instead of the 1.5, 6, 12 it has now. i've gone into the Camera.dat file in data/library/ and added the new setting in the optics of the attack periscope, but I still get the same 1.5, 6, 12 mag. when i restart the game. Do I have to edit elsewhere in this file or another file?

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01-17-12, 04:40 AM	#1
Karl Sturgeon Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 9 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Changing Periscope magnification I'm trying to tweak my sub to have the attack scope have 1.5, 3, 6, 12 magnifications, instead of the 1.5, 6, 12 it has now. i've gone into the Camera.dat file in data/library/ and added the new setting in the optics of the attack periscope, but I still get the same 1.5, 6, 12 mag. when i restart the game. Do I have to edit elsewhere in this file or another file?

01-17-12, 10:16 AM	#4
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	The hardcoded graticule will autoscale to the new field of view/zoom you set, it's only those added in mods via graphics which won't. The easiest way to see if your zoom changes worked is to look at the number displayed in the field of view which indicated the power you are on ("1.5x", "6x", etc). Note that if you kept a backup of cameras.dat in the folder, the game somehow finds it and reads it instead of your new file (It seems to read the oldest file when it finds two, even if renamed), so you might actually be asuming that it worked while your changes didn't have any effect at all! __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

01-17-12, 09:02 AM	#2
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,734 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	There's a hard coded scope graticule +-10 degrees which AFAIK we cannot mod. If you change the scope magnification in the Cameras file you make these graticule markings 'unusable'. I'm not sure of stock and other mods, but I'm sure the magnifications were all wrong to start with wrt the graticules. You can do anything you want, but as long as you keep this in mind when doing measurements through the scope - ie: make a new set of measuring tables.

01-17-12, 09:32 AM	#3
Karl Sturgeon Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 9 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	So i'm stuck with the magnifications given! Shame Thanks for your Vanjast.

01-17-12, 11:02 AM	#5
Karl Sturgeon Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 9 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Thanks Hitman, you were right 'oldcameras.dat' came to the party instead and ruined the fun!!

01-18-12, 01:09 AM	#6
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,734 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	Ah... didn't know that - thanks